MOUNTAIN WEATHER FORECAST

Stevens Pass Mountain Weather Forecast

Day and Time:  Friday 0700

Current Observations:

24hr Precipitation:        .42swe, 0” of snow

Temperature profile:     44 base, 43 ridge

Pass level winds:            light and out of the west

Barometer:                    1013mb’s falling

Sky:                               OC

Radar: wide spread rain along the west slopes and throughout the greater Sound region

The Forecast: Rain ends tonight, dry with sun breaks for the weekend.

Long Range: Monday will be mostly dry with some rain expected on Tuesday. 

  

The Science: Moisture, out ahead of an approaching cold front, will produce a soggy day at Stevens Pass.  Once the cold front moves east of the crest tonight, temperatures will fall and the moisture will be cut off.  Cool, dry northerly flow associated with the approaching high pressure ridge will provide a tranquil final weekend of the season.

Forecast confidence: Good.

Values from 4am today through

 4am tomorrow.

Precipitation: Today 24hr water: .5  snow: 0 Tomorrow’s 24hr water: .10  snow: 0 Trend and Timing: Drying begins this evening with tomorrow and Sunday being mostly dry.

Temperature: Low: 30  High: 44 Freezing level: 6000’ – 4000’ Trend and Timing:    Freezing levels will drop to 4000’ by early tomorrow morning and then bump back up to > 5000’ for the weekend.

Winds Base: 5-10 W Ridge Top: 5-10 NW Trend and Timing: Westerly flow at the surface with NW flow aloft will be the wind pattern through tomorrow.